Show BRUNO GAINS DAY 2 DELAY DELAYON DELAYON DELAYON ON SENTENCE State Gives Hoffman n More Time to Act ct Acton Acton on Inquiry By Associated Press TRENTON N. N J. J Feb 17 17 The state delayed seeking the fixing of a new death date for Bruno Richard Hauptmann to today today today to- to day to give Governor Harold G. G Hoffman time for any possible possible possible pos pos- sible moves he may be consid consid- ering Assistant Attorney General Joseph I Lanigan said he would ask Supreme I Court Justice Thomas W. W Trenchard I Ito to fix a new death date for the tho man convicted of ot the Lindbergh baby killing at 1030 a. a m m. Wednesday day By United Press TRENTON N. N J J. Feb 17 17 One One of ot Americas America's richest women one of It Its most most successful criminal lawyers lawyers lawyers law law- and the tho governor of New Jersey Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey allied today to wring a confession confes confes- confession sion from Bruno Richard Haupt Haupt- mann The entente Included Mrs Evalyn Walsh MacLean commanding a multimillion dollar fortune Samuel Leibowitz chief counsel for the negro negro negro ne ne- gro defendants of ot the Scottsboro case and successful defender o of murder suspects and Governor Harold Harold Harold Har Har- old G. G Hoffman Hottman Leibowitz cross examined Hauptmann Hauptmann Hauptmann Haupt Haupt- mann like a prosecuting attorney for Cor almost four hours in the state prison death house yesterday Then he tie talked with Hoffman for three hours I Was Va Impressed toward We Ve are making progress getting to the bottom of this case he tie said when he left the prison In darkness and a drizzling rain I was impressed with Mr Leibowitz's Leibo Leibo- witz's activities Hoffman said when the lawyer and a detective left his home homo at 1115 p. p m. m Both Both Leibowitz Leibowitz and Hoffman Hottman through a secretary secretary refused refused to say whether Hauptmann had confessed a part in the crime of ot which he has maintained his innocence I 1 will make no comment about that that Leibowitz said Then he added added added add add- ed after alter a pause But I 1 will getto get getto getto to the bottom o of this before I finish I think Backed Bucked by Millions 1 Leibowitz entered the case last week with tho the financial backing of Mrs McLean owner of the 1000 Hope diamond and beneficiary of her incompetent husbands husband's 5 trust estate Mrs McLean has las been interested in the Lindbergh Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind Lind- bergh since its occur occur- rence She lost to Gaston B B. Means who persuaded her that he had made contact with the kidnapers kidnap kidnap- ers and could obtain the baby b by paying ransom Mrs McLean gave him aim the ransom then Means' Means cla claims ms were proved fraudulent by discovery discovery discovery ery of ot the childs child's body He is servin serving serving in ing a prison term for the swindle Leibowitz conferred with her In Washington yesterday before seeing Hauptmann Playing upon Hauptmann's emotions emotions emotions emo emo- In every possible way to in induce induce in- in duce duco him to talk freely Leibowitz took ook the Rev John Matthiesen to the thc death house with him Matthiesen Mathiesen Matthiesen Mat- Mat thiesen pastor of ot a Trenton Lutheran Luther Luther- an church is Hauptmann's most trusted confidante His presence when Leibowitz accused Hauptmann Con Continued Column on PD One Paca II Two Column One BRUNO GAINS DELAY DELAYo OF DAY Continued from tram Fags PaCI One Oce of ot t t telling silly cock and bull bul stories ri threatened to let him die unless nl s s' s he confessed begged him to think of ot his wife wIte and son and promised him life if It he would talk tho Bronx was was calculated to break carpenters carpenter's nerve Worse Vone as al Hauptmann said zakI I was worse as Leibowitz said MId referring to Attorney General David flavid T r Wil- Wil Hauptmann's prosecutor Matthiesen M refused to answer any questions about what WWI was said zad durIng during dur dur- ing tho the three hours and 40 minutes he and Leib witz were in the death house He seemed weary and dispirited dis dis- dis d as he stood in tho rain rainout out- out aide the prison while Leibowitz tended fended off ott interrogators Keep track of this man Leibo LeIbo- said ald of ot him as the they drove of off I. I He's Hes H Important to this tan case Wife U Took No Part I Mathies n did not go with Leibo witz wi to the governors governor's s home in South Amboy but the lawyer picked up Robert H. H Hicks Washington investigator employed by Mrs McLean McLean Mc Mc- Lean Lean- and took him to the confer confer- ence Mrs rs Anna Ann Hauptmann the thet t condemned mans man's wife wIle had bad no part partIn partin In the days day's activities Leibowitz approached Hauptmann's Haupt Haupt- manns mann's def defense nse with the frankly conviction that his client was guilty of ot being at t least leut an accessory sory ory to the toe He said before be- be fore tore he saw Hauptmann last wt week that Chat ho would not join his counsel unless he drops his cock conk and bull bulJ torl tories storie Today he ho said Mid he be was considering whether he be should hould take the case casa formally |